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10 Dec 2016 12:41:41pm

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The time has come when there should be a full and open discussion about euthanasia.

Every person should have the right to decide when they die.

Many people have not desire to end up in a nursing home, unable to feed them selves, in nappies, not knowing what day of the week it is.

Quality of life is most important. If a person decides that they have spent enough time on this earth and wish to leave, they should be able to have some medical assistance rather than crashing into a tree or oncomming semi.

With the aging of the population the time will come when there are so many people with dementia who require care there were not be enough money to build the nursing homes or the staff to look after them.

Maybe, by then we will realise that people will be doing society a favour by deciding to leave life before this fate befalls them.

It is time for the religious, politicians, moralists etc to but out, other than to ensure that people are making an informated decision and are not being forced by greedy relatives after their assets.